Not exact matches
Describe your perfect day — My perfect day would be on the beach with my fiancé John, we'd drive
out the little campervan down to one of my favourite beaches in Cornwall of north Wales, go for a surf in the
sea first thing then come back and make breakfast outside, then spend the day dipping in and
out of water and soaking up the sun and going for long
coastal walks.
To set that figure we need to undertake a
sea defence review, similar to the military defence review, which would set
out what we actually need to do in terms of reasonable protection against
coastal flooding and erosion and how much it will cost.
James Hansen of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies argues that China and India will make this decision
out of pure self - interest, since rising
sea levels could place large portions of their
coastal populations at risk.
They are driving fishing fleets further
out to
sea, ushering tropical fish into polar waters, and worsening flood hazards for
coastal communities.
Researchers carry
out innovative basic and applied research programs in coral reef biology, ecology, and geology; fish biology, ecology, and conservation; shark and billfish ecology; fisheries science; deep -
sea organismal biology and ecology; invertebrate and vertebrate genomics, genetics, molecular ecology, and evolution; microbiology; biodiversity; observation and modeling of large - scale ocean circulation,
coastal dynamics, and ocean atmosphere coupling; benthic habitat mapping; biodiversity; histology; and calcification.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding the IOI Centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran will help to promote effective and wise management of ocean and
coastal resources, eradicate poverty in
coastal areas, organise efficient protection of the marine environment as a common heritage of mankind and facilitate exchange of knowledge and information, enhance the national scientific capabilities and carry
out training and educational efforts, focusing its activities on the Persian Gulf area and cooperates with IOI Caspian
Sea.
Nieves» team, which included participation from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies in Esporles, Spain, set
out to detect decadal
sea level changes over large U.S.
coastal ocean regions.
Research from the same group also suggests that landfalling typhoons are intensifying more than those that stay
out at
sea, likely because of warmer
coastal waters that help them ramp up in strength.
«With BAU (Business As Usual) humanity faces a very abrupt future of misery; including rapid 5 to 9 meter
sea level rise taking
out coastal cities around the planet.
Released: April 14 Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham Director: Dash Shaw Why it's great: The scraggly sketch style of acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw comes to life in a teenage dream comedy about a
coastal town high school that cascades off a cliff, drifts
out to
sea, and provokes a student - body class war.
Istanbul Obelisk & Sumengen Hotel luxury and home comfort hotel in old city center istanbul with
sea view rooms and terrace resturant... Savannah Getaways Savannah Getaways is a consortium of absentee property owners who rent these upscale historic district homes
out to vacation and business travelers to this
coastal Georgia destination at highly competitive rates by the day, week or month.
Krabi Town is the capital of Krabi Province, which is rightly famous for its stunning
coastal scenery with limestone karsts jutting
out of the Andaman
Sea.
For me though I just love the
coastal walk and the views
out to
sea and often come here on a clear day with a packed lunch and enjoy watching the world go by.
Toumbaal Plains is located in a truly unique location with views
out to
sea and along the
coastal range.
Insider Tip: Check
out the list of the resort's outdoor tours (for a fee) from a
sea cave kayaking trip to a guided
coastal hike.
A 140 - kilometre spectacular scenic
coastal drive, The Grand Pacific Drive starts
out from the Royal National Park, less than an hour south of Sydney's CBD, and stretches around the country's southeast coastline, taking road trippers through rainforests, across the iconic
Sea Cliff Bridge and onwards to experience the myriad riches of southern New South Wales.
Kayak in and
out of
coastal sea caves.
Some strange weather this morning, haze
out in the Caribbean
sea with small clouds forming which then come on shore over north Belize
coastal areas.
Last year, I visited the
coastal area of Sharm El Sheikh to check
out diving on the Red
Sea and managed to capture this shot of the dive boats headed
out to pick up guests my last day in town.
Hop aboard a motorised boat and sail
out to Maguey Beach, enjoying the fresh
sea breeze and beautiful
coastal scenery along the way.
Retreating to
coastal Highway 1, the city subsides entirely and you are one with the Pacific Ocean, winding around cliffs with a magnificent view
out to
sea.
Welcome to Beach Cottage ♥ Saturday Club... the place we go to get away from it all... to take time
out to smell the roses, sit back and love the little things... it's good too if you like ♥ all things
coastal ♥... nautical stripes,
sea glass & starfish ♥ the sound of the
sea, a
coastal...
Our goal is to get people
out on the water so they can experience and enjoy the amazing diversity of the
coastal - desert ecosystem - Baja and Mexico's
Sea of Cortez.
Follow the
coastal path to Protaras to check
out the busier resort, its a lovely walk along the coast with great views of the
sea.
In
coastal areas like Placencia and Ambergris Caye, locals and visitors alike turn
out to enjoy the sight of hundreds of boats parading by in a
sea of lights, decorations, and enthusiastic cheers.
Don't miss the Bondi to Coogee
coastal walk taking in the dramatic sandstone coves and sweeping views
out to
sea
My friend and sometime fishing partner Carl Safina, the marine scientist, conservationist and writer (who lives on Long Island), wrote a hard - edged piece for the CNN Web site calling
out coastal communities and the nation for complacency in the face of climate change and rising
seas.
I was
out on Nantucket, Mass., over the weekend for the first «Living on the Edge» conference exploring how
coastal communities can build resilience in the face of rising
sea levels.
If enough pollution was present for long enough, the
sea levels could rise, wiping
out coastal cities.
I reached
out to Pierrehumbert because he is one of many authors of «Consequences of twenty - first - century policy for multi-millennial climate and
sea - level change,» an important new Nature Climate Change analysis reinforcing past work showing a very, very, very long impact (tens of millenniums) on the Earth system — climatic,
coastal and otherwise — from the carbon dioxide buildup driven by the conversion, in our lifetimes, of vast amounts of fossil fuels into useful energy.
However if we're that worried about wiping
out a lot of
coastal cities with
sea level rise then perhaps we should think about sacrificing a desert somewhere and instead of dismantling so many nuclear weapons we use them to put enough dust into the stratosphere to cool the planet down.
With impacts on Arctic
coastal communities and increases in maritime activities, both observations of changes underway and predictions at the scale of less than a week to several months
out are of importance to the research community and those living and operating in ice - covered
seas.
The primary impact of these waves is along the
coastal shoreline, as large amounts of ocean water are cyclically propelled inland and then drawn
out to
sea.
Several degrees of warming is not trivial, it would result in
sea level rises large enough to wipe
out many
coastal areas which are currently heavily populated - parts of Florida, Bangladesh, India, Bangkok, etc, etc, quite apart from other changes possibly precipitated by the loss of the ice caps.
«Regression maps of SIM during the wintertime (January — March) AO index show 1) an increase in ice advection away from the coast of the East Siberian and Laptev
Seas, which should have the effect of producing more new thin ice in the
coastal flaw leads; 2) a decrease in ice advection from the western Arctic into the eastern Arctic; and 3) a slight increase in ice advection
out of the Arctic through Fram Strait.
Boutrous pointed
out that while global
sea levels are rising on average, some evidence shows that
sea levels have fallen in specific regions, and
coastal flooding in places like the San Francisco Bay Area is also a function of local conditions like land subsidence.
Under the worst - case scenario investigated, if pollution continues unabated, and if
seas respond to ongoing warming by rising at the fastest rates considered likely,
sea levels could rise more than 4 feet this century alone, wiping
out coastal infrastructure and driving communities inland.
Dead zones are caused by several factors, particularly eutrophication where too many nutrients run off
coastal cities and agricultural areas into rivers that carry these materials
out to
sea.
Increasing wave heights can cause
coastal sand bars to move away from the shore and
out to
sea.
These concern damages to
coastal infrastructure and low - lying ecosystems from continuing
sea level rise, where damages would be widespread if
sea level turns
out to be at the upper end of current scenarios; and, threats to agricultural production in both far south - eastern and far south - western Australia, which would affect ecosystems and rural communities severely at the dry end of projected rainfall changes.
According to the recent report
out in Foreign Policy, and according to other eyewitness accounts and news reports coming in from
coastal West Africa during recent years,
sea level rise and increasing erosion due to powerful storms continue to produce worsening impacts for the region.
Geoarchaeological evidence of marshland destruction in the area of Rungholt, present - day Wadden
Sea around Hallig Südfall (North Frisia, Germany), by the Grote Mandrenke in 1362 AD Geophysical and geoarchaeological investigations were carried
out in the Wadden
Sea of North Frisia (Schleswig - Holstein, Germany) to elucidate major environmental changes that considerably altered the
coastal landscape since medieval times.
This would inundate heavily populated, low - lying
coastal areas worldwide — more than 1
out of every 100 people on the planet live less than 1 meter above
sea level.
While the report delves into agricultural, health and other climate impacts, it specifically calls
out threats to
coastal communities from
sea - level rise and storm surges.
Plus,
sea levels will go down dramatically, and
coastal plains that have not seen the light of day for 1,000's of years, once the salt is washed
out of them, well, they will be remarkably fertile after 1,000's of years of fish guano and fish bones and recycled seaweed, dropping on them, won't they?
I'll point
out that in addition to extinctions, a large climate change can include: large
sea level rise changes (let's move all our
coastal cities!)
Perhaps at times the tone seemed a little too directly
out of the lecture hall — as in the quip, «I will go
out on a limb here and predict that the impacts of this
sea level rise will be most noticeable in the low - lying
coastal regions.»
The report singles
out coastal areas, including low - lying island nations, as hot spots of elevated risk that may not be completely manageable due to the steady climb in global
sea levels projected to take place during the rest of this century, as the planet warms and land - based ice sheets melt.
Deserts will expand, drought will spread, water supplies will evaporate away, rising
seas will flood
coastal areas and cover island nations, widespread famine will ensue as farms dry up, and heat waves and tropical diseases will threaten
out health.
Regarding the first issue, we are fully aware of «red tide» type phenomena and will be planting our «ocean forest» patches well
out in the deep oceans, partially to ensure complete
coastal safety and partially because our true target areas, the vast iron - deficient HNLC «desolate zones,» are in the blue water
sea.